The UNCW men’s basketball team has dipped into the transfer market again, this time to land a commitment from former Charlotte point guard Denzel Ingram, a source close to the program confirmed Sunday.

The 6-foot Chapel Hill native will have to sit out 2014-2015 and then have two years of eligibility remaining. He’s the second former 49er the Seahawks have picked up this month, joining forward Marcus Bryan. Those additions filled the roster spots that opened when coach Kevin Keatts chose not to renew the scholarships of forward Luke Hager and Nate Anderson.

Ingram played a major role in the Charlotte back court in each of the past two seasons. He averaged 8.1 points and 1.9 assists in 28 games, including 10 starts, in 2013-2014.

As a sophomore, Ingram significantly improved his shooting. He hit 43 percent of his field goals, including 44 percent from 3-point range. He shot just 37 percent and 28 percent from deep.

Ingram can’t help right away, but he will add another option — and maybe the best one — to a position that is the team’s biggest question mark. The Seahawks don’t return a true point guard and will use freshmen Malik Pugh and Jordon Talley next season. Ingram will join the mix in 2014-2015. Having a proven college point guard at practice every day should help the youngsters, as well.

Keatts said this week he was comfortable taking 10 eligible scholarship players into next season, plus a walk-on or two. That will be the case with three newcomers — Ingram, Bryan and former Jacksonville guard Jarvis Haywood — sitting out, per NCAA transfer rules.

Well that didn’t take long. Not sure about the move but it may work due to long range prowess. There are other areas to augment, namely getting an athletic WF. That’s where I though he would go next and may. Now your looking at 3 PG’s plus Ponder as a combo. If he’s the recruiter that everyone thinks that he is, he needs to step his game up for the next couple of recruits because that will make or break UNCW’s NCAA chances the following year. Should be strong at PG and WG, okay at 4,5 but a good 3 man is needed.

Charlotte has some incoming transfers that were going to eat up playing time for these two transfers, so they left. We are in desperate need of ball handlers and shooters. Also, not worried about PT, as Keatts seems to have a concept that will keep this guys running full speed for the length of a game. Should be plenty of PT.